Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Electronic Newsletter September 2010
Discount room rate for Annual Meeting expires Oct. 14 If you are planning to attend the 2010 Ohio AAP Meeting, the Chapter has reserved a block of rooms to accommodate our guests at the Marriott Northwest at a special rate of $109 plus tax, per night. Please call 888801-7133 by October 14, 2010 and reference the Ohio AAP Annual Meeting to reserve your room. To reserve your room online, please visit our link : http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/cmhnw? groupCode=aapaapa&app=resvlink&fromDate=11/4/10&toD ate=11/6/10 The statewide gathering of pediatric colleagues is being held Nov. 5-6, 2010. We anticipate an attendance of more than 100 pediatricians, as well as pediatric residents, practice managers, spouses and guests. Activities begin on Friday, Nov. 5 with pre-Annual Workshops starting at noon. A reception that evening kicks off the Annual Meeting festivities.
Golf outing raises $7,000 for Ohio AAP Foundation For the second year, Buckeye Community Health Plan came out on top of the leader board at the Ohio AAP Foundation Golf Outing, which was held on Tuesday, Aug. 31at Rattlesnake Ridge Golf Club in Sunbury, Ohio. The winning foursome was comprised of Todd McCullough, Steve White, John Wiley, and Tom York, and they finished the day with a 60. The Golf Outing raised nearly $7,000 for the Foundation. More photos in the fall issue of Ohio Pediatrics.
For a complete schedule go to page 4
Additional webinars and trainings added
Learn how to prevent obesity in your patients Did you know that a third of Ohio’s children are overweight or obese? The Ohio AAP is providing a series of one-hour CME webinars and regional trainings that will provide you with anticipatory guidance on obesity, nutrition, and physical activity. The Ohio Department of Health has provided a grant to the Ohio AAP to disseminate this information through webinars, five regional trainings and a learn-
ing collaborative that will provide Part IV MOC. The remaining webinar dates are: Tuesday, Sept. 28 12-1 pm Tuesday, Oct. 19 12-1 pm Wednesday, Nov. 3 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 12-1 p.m. Regional trainings also will be held with 1.0 CME credit on the following dates: Tuesday, Oct. 5 Youngstown See Ounce…page 3
Ohio AAP E-newsletter
September 2010
What does OHIP mean for Ohio pediatricians? The Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) is a non-profit entity, funded through a combination of state and federal grants, to assist physicians and other providers with implementation and adoption of health information technology (HIT) throughout Ohio. Clark Kellogg, right, with assistant guest readers Ali and Emily Matta (left and middle, respectively), read Goodnight Moon at Breakfast for Books 2010. Kellogg is a former OSU basketball forward, and now a CBS Sports College Basketball analyst.
Breakfast for Books raises nearly $12,000 Reach Out and Read Ohio’s annual fundraiser, Breakfast for Books, was held on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University campus. The event raised nearly $12,000 for the early literacy program. Clark Kellogg, CBS Sports College Basketball analyst and former OSU basketball forward, was the guest reader, with help from the daughters of OSU Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Thad Matta. This was Ali and Emily Matta’s second stint assisting the main guest reader, as they read with their father in 2008. The trio read Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon, a classic children’s book. Copies of the book, autographed by Kellogg, were provided to attendees purchasing VIP Tickets, as well as to attendees who purchased the centerpieces at the event. Nearly 130 people attended this year’s Breakfast, including students and teachers from G. Tyree Learning Center in Columbus. For more information on the event, and to see additional photographs, look in the next issue of Ohio Pediatrics due out in October.
OHIP was created as a result of two grant awards created from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) legislation that was enacted in 2009. OHIP’s formation was due, in large part, to the support of its founders: the Ohio Hospital Association, the Ohio Osteopathic Association, the Ohio State Medical Association, BioOhio and a number of health-related state agencies. One of OHIP’s two grant awards was funding to build a statewide health information exchange (HIE) for Ohio. The purposes of the grant and subsequent HIE are to accelerate the electronic exchange of health information among health-care providers, hospitals, labs, pharmacies and other groups and ensure that the exchange conforms to all established privacy and security requirements. The other grant award provided funding to create a Regional Extension Center (REC) that would be responsible for assisting Ohio providers with the purchase, adoption and implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). This grant allows OHIP to provide subsidized services that will offer practice workflow redesign and implementation assistance that will make the selection of an EHR system easier for health-care providers. OHIP also plans to achieve greater adoption through: 1. Providing physicians and other providers with access to no or low-cost experienced consultants who will work with practices to provide assistance in the selection, adoption, implementation, and use of an EHR. OHIP will work through seven Regional Partners who have a wide range of EHR expertise to make the EHR adoption process easier and quicker. See OHIP…page 3
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Ohio AAP E-newsletter Ounce from page 1 Regional Trainings continued Tuesday, Oct. 12 Cleveland/Akron Wednesday, Dec. 1 Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 Athens A quality improvement learning collaborative, with Part IV MOC credit, will be conducted starting in November, and will run through June 2011. Practices will be asked to track BMI for children at well-child visits, as well as nutritional and physical activity recommendations. Monthly conference calls will also be held to share best practices within the participating groups. The Ohio AAP has 15 practices registered to participate in the learning collaborative. Leaders from the practices are invited to attend a full-day face-to-face learning session on Nov. 4 in Columbus at the Dublin Marriott. To inquire about getting on a waiting list to be one of the participating practices, or for more information on any of the Ounce of Prevention activities, contact Heather Hall at
[email protected] or call her at (614) 846-6258. OHIP from page 2 2. Vetting EHR vendors to identify those that are best able to meet practice needs and negotiating discounts with those vendors. 3. Helping providers meet meaningful use standards. Meeting these standards, which were recently defined by the Office of the National Coordinator, is necessary in order to qualify for financial incentives through Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, OHIP will be identifying sources of low interest loans for providers who wish to purchase an EHR. Funding Breakdown: HIE Federal: $14,872, 199 State matching dollars: $2,106,801 Total: $16, 979, 000 RECs Federal: $28,500,00 State matching dollars: $17,893,199 Total: $46,393,199
Watch the Ohio AAP website for more information on OHIP activities.
September 2010
Free classes focus on parents of children with mental illness The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Franklin County has scheduled its NAMI Basics Class, a free six-week class for parents of minor children with a mental illness who were diagnosed before age 13. This course is free, but registration is required. To register, call NAMI Franklin County at (614) 501-6264 or e-mail
[email protected] with your phone number, mailing address and class selection. This free family education course helps foster learning, coping skills, and empowerment among parents, and caregivers of children and adolescents up to age 17 who have been diagnosed with emotional and mental disorders. For more information visit the NAMI website at www.namifc.org or call (614) 501-6264.
COHAT looking for focus group participants Children’s Oral Health Action Team (COHAT) is holding a focus group on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Worthington Public Library on North High St. for doctors, nurses and dentists. The purpose of the focus group is to get input from health professionals on how best to increase support for improving the oral health of Ohio’s children through screening, preventive services and referrals. COHAT is looking for physicians who see lots of children – especially low-income children. Participants will be asked to share their opinions with six to eight other health-care professionals. For participating, you will receive a light dinner and $50 gift card for Cameron Mitchell’s restaurants. The group discussion will take about 1.5 hours. Refreshments will be provided and there is parking. Please contact Cindy Byington at (614) 221-2885 Ext. 13 or e-mail
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Ohio AAP E-newsletter
Ohio AAP members encouraged to complete HIT survey The Statistical Consulting Service at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center are conducting a health information technology (HIT) survey that examines electronic medical record and electronic technology integration for medical practices and has asked for Ohio AAP’s help. If your are contacted, please participate in the Ohio Medicaid HIT Survey.
September 2010
Annual Meeting Events Friday, November 5, 2010 Pre-Annual Meeting Workshops 12:30-1:30 p.m. Immunization Coding Best Practices Richard Tuck, MD, Prime Care Pediatrics, Zanesville, Ohio • Explain the specifics of immunization CPT and ICD coding. • Increase revenue by implementing immunization coding changes in their practice. • Advise the business case for providing vaccines. 1:30-1:45 p.m. Break
The Ohio Medicaid HIT Survey is a research project targeting physicians, dentist, nurse practitioners, and nurse mid-wives concerning levels of electronic medical records and health information technology integration.
1:45-2:45 p.m. Healthy People 2010 Ryan Vogelgesang, MD, MOBI Medical Director Chris Rizzo, MD, HP 2010 Advisory Committee Melissa Wervey Arnold, Ohio AAP, Executive Director, Elizabeth Kelleher, Ohio AAP, Program Manager
The survey is part of Ohio’s implementation of the Medical Provider Incentive Program (MPIP), a program authorized through the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act (ARRA) to encourage the adoption of electronic medical records. The Ohio AAP would like to encourage its members, if selected to participate, to please complete and return the Ohio Medicaid HIT Survey by mail or by fax number at (614) 293-9448.
2:45-4:15 p.m. Case-Based Discussion of Common Pediatric Problems Robert Frenck, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Meg Fisher, MD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Director, The ChilMeg Fisher, MD dren's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. Case studies will be presented: Topics – MRSA, Flu, Febrile Infant, and Dysentery
Through MPIP, eligible professionals could receive up to $63,750 to adopt electronic medical records.
4:30-6:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting (Board Members Only)
All information from the survey will be kept confidential – all names and addresses from the survey will be deleted from the data set.
Annual Meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Opening Reception with exhibitors
Survey information is available at http://grc.osu.edu/ mpip/.
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Saturday, November 6, 2010 7:00-7:30 a.m. Registration 7:30-8:30 a.m. Annual Mtg. Breakfast 8:30-9:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors 9:00-10:30 a.m. Parental Refusal of Ari Brown, MD Vaccines with Ari Brown, MD, an award-winning pediatrician, an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors 10:45 am-12:15 p.m. Vaccines, Not Just for Babies with Meg Fisher, MD 12:15-12:30 p.m .Break 12:30-2:00 p.m. Annual Awards Luncheon 2:00 p.m. Adjournment 2:00-4:00 p.m. Ohio Executive Committee Meeting
